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Patented Sept. 4, 1934 UNITED STA WINDOW DEVICE Joseph B.. Clay and Walter Heights, Iowa, assignors to Clay Equipmen poration, Cedar Falls, Iowa Application August 21,

8 Claims.

Our invention relates to improvements in window devices, and the object of our improvement is to provide a framed sash which is vertically adjustable and tiltably mounted in its frame, with means in combination which permit the sash to be lifted relatively to the inclosing frame member and be supported to project inwardly of the building in which it is installed at a desired horizontal or other angular position.

This invention constitutes an improvement also upon the Patent No. 1,899,943 granted to J. B.V Clay and L. R. Wilson, March '7, 1933, and the patent application Serial Number 595,274, filed February 26, 1932, by J. B. Clay and W. O. Wille, both upon window devices. I

The above object we have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a framed sash of the kind mentioned as seen from Within a building, and having the sash closed, with parts of the frame and side Wings in section or broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section of the same taken on the broken line 2 2 of said Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a top plan of the same with the sash closed, and with parts of the frame sectioned. Fig. 4 is a top plan of the window device, showing the sash as raised on the frame and tilted forwardly at one of its adjusted positions, parts bring removed or in section. Fig 5 is a section taken vertically from front to rear of the device and substantially medially, showing the sash as secured in the tilted and raised position shown in said Fig. 4, with parts in section.

The metal rectangular frame 1 is of Z-bar cross section, but may be of any other suitable section to inclose the metal sash 8. The sash 8 is vof T-bar cross section, but also may be of any other desired section, and have one or more panes 1l. At the bottom of the sash is an inwardly directed downwardly directed hook for manual lifting of the sash. At the sides of the frame and' within it are fastened the substantially triangular and imperforate wings 6 widening upwardly except that the upper forward corner of each wing 6 is preferably slopingly truncated at 6a, and having their forward edges shaped with inner flanges 'l directed toward each other.

Brace plates 9 may be connected rigidly between the upper edges of the wings 6 and the frame 1 to make a solid and secure support for these wings. The bottom cross bar of the sash 8 is bent outwardly or to the rear and then hanged downwardly at 8a and has at each end notches O. Wille,r Cedar Cor- 1233, Serial No.` 685,982 (Cl. 189-69) at 8b at the angle of bending to seat the bottom of the sash slidably upon the inner side flanges of the frame 1 and also forwardly tiltably. It will be, seen that the sash may be lifted vertically along the frame 1, and at the same time be manually tilted forwardly at a desired angle as shown in Fig. 5. The sash bars are preferably of T-bai` shape as stated and at the `bottom, are seated in' a trough of the frame which has a forwardly inclined front wall 4 of the same inclination as the contacting wing anges 7. The frame has at'the bottom a depending ilange 5 contacted, byk the part 8a of the sash when the latter is closed as shown in Fig. 6. Thus the sash is secured tightly in the frame when closed.

Referring tok Figs. 1, 2, -4 and 5, the side ybars of the sash 8 are at their outer margins slit to provide a plurality of vertically spaced depending and forwardly spread out tongues 8c. A As shown particularly in Fig. 5, when the sash is lifted by' sliding the notched lower bar of the sashat'b along the inner side iianges of the frame 1, and to a suiiicient altitude, the sash may be tipped forwardly to engage tongues 8c at the same level with the top edges of the wing flanges 7. The weight of the sash in coaction with the supporting grips of the tongues upon the Wing tops and the locking tilting action of the notched parts of the sash at 8b and 8a, secures the sash' against displacements and at the desired angle of inclination for Ventilating the building, dividing the entering and outwardly issuing air currents accordingly.

It will also be seen, that the sash may be vertically lifted and then swung to a horizontal position, where it is supported with side bars resting upon the tops of the wing flanges with the notched bottom bar engaged in a grip upon the frame side flanges inwardly, so that the sash is maintained when desired in a horizontal position, where substantially the whole window opening is uninterrupted.

As shown in Fig. 2, it is necessary and desirable in order to support the sash 8 in a horizontal position upon the top ends of the flanges '7 of the wings as shown in dotted lines, that the forward upper corners of the wings be removed inclinedly, leaving the tops of said flanges 7 below the level of the braces 9, otherwise this 'horizontal position of the sash cannot be attained.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: Y

1. In a window device, in combination, an openf window frame with inwardly directed side ianges,v a sash having side edges slidably and tiltably ensash having recesses to ride along and engage` said anges longitudinally and tiltably, thesash when moved up to a horizontal position^tiltably being supported by said-supportsspaced horizontally from the flanges with the Vrecessed parts of the sash remaining releasably engaged with p said ilanges.

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3. In a Window device, in'combination, an Iopen window frame, a sash mounted movably; therein, supporting brackets on the frame, and the sash having spaced engaging means thereon to selectively support i't adjustablytiltably in a desired opened position and locked releasably at opposite en'd parts.

4. In a window device, in combination, an open window frame having flanges directed toward each other, a sash having engaging means per- Init-ting-it to ride both longitudinally and tiltably upon Vand engaged with `said flanges, and supporting means on said frame spaced therefrom, -said sash having therealong a plurality of longitudinally spaced coengaging devices for releasably holding it upon said supporting means and frame in an adjusted position relative to the frame, releasably locking-the sash at its end parts to the supporting means and the `iianges respectively.

5. Ina Ventilating window having an open frame with sidebrackets spaced apart and eX- tending in one direction, a sash rernovably tiltably mounted' in the frame and having along scribed, a window frame having spaced forwardets'while being simultaneously interlocked with the sides of the frame at the opposite end of the sash; v,

6v. In a Window vdevice ofthe character de- 9 ly projecting side wall wings with inwardly div rected .ilangea the wings having upper edges above the flanges to permit a swingable sash between the wings to be moved to rest in a horizontal position supported upon the tops of the anges.

'7. In a window device of the character described,r a Window frame having spaced forwardlyprojecting side wall wings with inwardly directed flanges whose upper ends 'arebelow the level of the top edges of the wings, the wings having forward upper corners excised inclinedly to the tops of the anges, and a Vsash mounted movably onsaid frame to be shifted in one .position and supported both upon the frame and the tops of said anges horizontally. Y

8. VIn a window device of the character described, a windowfframe having spaced forwardly projeetingside wall wings with inwardly directed flanges, a sash movably mounted upon the EH) frame, and the wings being substantially triangular, downwardly diminished, having their forwardrupper corners removed toward-.the tops of the langes inclinedly.V

- JOSEPH B. CLAY. Y

yWALTER, O. WILLE.

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